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Boonshoft Museum
of Discovery

2600 DeWeese Parkway
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7431
Fax (937) 275-5811
TTY (937) 278-6076

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Hours

Monday – Saturday
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Closed: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Chistmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter

General Admission

Children (2-16) $7.50
Adults $8.50
Seniors $7.50
Children (under 2) Free
Members are FREE!

Effective June 1, 2012
Children (2-16) $8.00
Adults $9.00
Seniors $8.00
Children (under 2) Free
Members are FREE!

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Summer Camp Schedule

 

Week 1 (July 16 - 20)

a.m. 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. 12:30 – 3:30
SMARTy Pants (3-6 years) SMARTy Pants (3-6 years)
SMARTy Pants (Kindergarten) SMARTy Pants (Kindergarten)
Adventures with American Girls (Grades 1-3) Adventures with American Girls (Grades 1-3)
Fetch with Ruff Ruffman (Grades 1-3) Big Idea Lab (Grades 1-3)
Gadgeteers (Grades 1-3) Star Wars Science (Grades 1-3)
Star Wars Science (Grades 1-3) FX (Grades 3-5)
Big Idea Lab (Grades 3-5) Fetch with Ruff Ruffman (Grades 3-6)
Fetch with Ruff Ruffman (Grades 3-6) Gadgeteers (Grades 4-6)
Gamers Workshop v.1 (Grades 4-6) Gamers Workshop v.1 (Grades 4-6)
FX (Grades 5-6) Zookeeping (Grades 7-8)
FX (Grades 5-6) Zoo Keeping 101 (Grades 4-8)

Week 2 (July 23 – 27)

a.m. 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. 12:30 – 3:30
BLAM! Jr.(3-6 years) BLAM! Jr.(3-6 years)
BLAM! Jr. (Kindergarten) BLAM! Jr. (Kindergarten)
BLAM! (Grades 1-3) Fantastic Voyage (Grades 1-2)
Nature Connections w/ the Girl Scouts (Grades 1-3) Creation Station (Grades 1-3)
Pokemon Science (Grades 1-3) Nature Connections w/ the Girl Scouts (Grades 1-3)
Robotics 101: RoboEngineers (Grades 1-3) Pokemon Science (Grades 1-3)
Fantastic Voyage (Grades 3-4) Crime Science Gotham: Beyond Batman (Grades 3-5)
Creation Station (Grades 4-6) Robotics 102: Robo Challenge (Grades 3-6)
Crime Science Gotham: Beyond Batman (Grades 5-6) BLAM! (Grades 4-6)
Crime Scence Gotham (Grades 7-8) Gamers v.3 (Grades 7-8)
Gamers v.2 (Grades 4-6) ---------------------

Week 3 (July 30 – August 3)

a.m. 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. 12:30 – 3:30
Food Follies (Ages 3-6) Food Follies (Ages 3-6)
Food Follies (Kindgerarten) Food Follies (Kindgerarten)
Food Follies and Fizzics (Grades 1-3) Whys Guys (Grades 1-3)
Whys Guys (Grades 1-3) Wild Week (Grades 1-3)
Wild Week (Grades 1-3) Creatures of the Night (Grades 3-5)
Camp Half Blood (Grades 3-5) Food Follies and Fizzics (Grades 3-5)
RoboZone (Grades 3-6) Camp Half Blood (Grades 4-6)
Robotics II: RoboZone (Grades 5-8) Minute to Win It Science (Grades 4-6)
Creatures of the Night (Grades 4-6) Zookeeping (Grades 4-6)
Minute to Win It Science (Grades 4-6) Camp Half Blood (Grades 7-8)
Animal Lab (Grades 7-8) Minute to Win It Science (Grades 7-8)
Creatures of the Night (Grades 7-8) Zookeeping (Grades 7-8)
Minute to Win It Science (Grades 7-8)

Half day, Preschool and Kindergarten students may select an AM or PM class.

AM Class times are from 8:30 am – 11:30 am
PM Class times are from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Full Day students in grades 1 – 8 should select both an AM and a PM session from each week’s available choices.

Extended Care is available for full and half day students in grades 1 – 8.

Morning extended care times are from 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Afternoon extended care times are from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Note: Half day students may select Morning or Afternoon extended care only. Mid-day extended care is not vailable for half day students.

 
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